Gender dysphoria is a clinical condition characterized by significant distress due to the discordance between biological sex and gender identity. Currently, gender dysphoria is also found more frequently in children and adolescents, thanks to greater social sensibleness and new therapeutic possibilities. In fact, it is estimated that the prevalence of gender dysphoria in pediatric age is between 0.5% and 2% based on the statistics of the various countries. Therefore, the pediatrician cannot fail to update himself on these issues and above all should be the reference figure in the management of these patients. Even if the patient must be directed to a referral center and be followed up by a multidisciplinary team, the treating pediatrician will care to coordinate the clinical and therapeutic framework. The aim of the present report is therefore to integrate literature data with our clinical experience to propose a new clinical approach in which the pediatrician should be the reference in the care of these patients, directing them towards the best therapeutic approach and staying in contact with the specialists of the referral center.

The role of the pediatrician in the management of the child and adolescent with gender dysphoria / Micangeli, Ginevra; Profeta, Giovanni; Colloridi, Fiorenza; Pirro, Federica; Tarani, Francesca; Ferraguti, Giampiero; Spaziani, Matteo; Isidori, Andrea M; Menghi, Michela; Fiore, Marco; Tarani, Luigi. - In: THE ITALIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. - ISSN 1824-7288. - 49:1(2023), p. 71. [10.1186/s13052-023-01466-z]

The role of the pediatrician in the management of the child and adolescent with gender dysphoria

Micangeli, Ginevra;Profeta, Giovanni;Colloridi, Fiorenza;Pirro, Federica;Tarani, Francesca;Ferraguti, Giampiero;Spaziani, Matteo;Isidori, Andrea M;Menghi, Michela;Fiore, Marco
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Tarani, Luigi
2023

Abstract

Gender dysphoria is a clinical condition characterized by significant distress due to the discordance between biological sex and gender identity. Currently, gender dysphoria is also found more frequently in children and adolescents, thanks to greater social sensibleness and new therapeutic possibilities. In fact, it is estimated that the prevalence of gender dysphoria in pediatric age is between 0.5% and 2% based on the statistics of the various countries. Therefore, the pediatrician cannot fail to update himself on these issues and above all should be the reference figure in the management of these patients. Even if the patient must be directed to a referral center and be followed up by a multidisciplinary team, the treating pediatrician will care to coordinate the clinical and therapeutic framework. The aim of the present report is therefore to integrate literature data with our clinical experience to propose a new clinical approach in which the pediatrician should be the reference in the care of these patients, directing them towards the best therapeutic approach and staying in contact with the specialists of the referral center.
2023
Assigned female at birth; Gender affirming surgery; Gender dysphoria; Hormone therapy; Multidisciplinary approach; Pediatrician; Reversibility
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The role of the pediatrician in the management of the child and adolescent with gender dysphoria / Micangeli, Ginevra; Profeta, Giovanni; Colloridi, Fiorenza; Pirro, Federica; Tarani, Francesca; Ferraguti, Giampiero; Spaziani, Matteo; Isidori, Andrea M; Menghi, Michela; Fiore, Marco; Tarani, Luigi. - In: THE ITALIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. - ISSN 1824-7288. - 49:1(2023), p. 71. [10.1186/s13052-023-01466-z]
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